Post announcement - Mechanical Mind Analysis (ft. Fanny)
G’day mates, Mr. TV here. I got an exciting little project coming up that I have been teasing a little bit here and there, and I can finally announce it properly now it’s finally October:
I’m going to be doing a Mechanical Mind Analysis! Remote, Roboty, TV and Robot Flower, The four mechanical minds are getting its own dedicated analysis treatment… and Fanny is also joining them.
And yes, before anyone asks: I KNOW FANNY ISN’T OFFICIALLY A MECHANICAL MIND, BUT SHE SHOULD BE! 😭
I’m calling her an honorary mechanical mind for the purposes of this analysis. It’s not a canon title or anything, obviously, but I’m standing by it. I mean, just think about it for a second. Fanny is literally an electronic desk fan. She runs on electricity, can be turned on and off, literally has wires inside of her (as seen in TPOT 25), and we literally know she uses batteries. And besides, she has connections with TWO OF THE MECHANICAL MINDS! She has teamed up with Remote (Fanmote my beloved), and she has also teamed up with Robot Flower. At this point, those two, especially Remote, have to introduce her to the whole damn club.
Anyway, credit where credit’s due: this whole project idea actually kicked off after another user floated the concept over in an older post of mine, and ever since then, it has lived completely rent-free in my head.
If I’m being honest with you, the mechanical minds might just be one of the most GOATed friend groups in the entire show, and you can tell by my tier list alone. Literally every single member sits right in S, A, or B tier for me:
Remote: S tier and sitting comfortably in my top 5 favourite characters of all time.
TV: A tier and someone who I consider incredibly underrated
Robot Flower: A tier
Roboty: B tier. I used to never care about him at all and find him boring, but after rewatching a few of his scenes and all, he is really entertaining, but as a character and not a competitor.
And of course, if you count Fanny, that’s yet another S tier and she is literally my all-time number one favourite character in the entire show.
(And a quick side note for those who wanna get cheeky in the comments about my nickname: NO, I didn’t name myself after TV the contestant! It’s literally just my actual initials. Well, technically my initials are T.V.H because there are two parts to my surname... you can thank my half-Dutch background for that since it literally starts with Van't (and no, I'm not doxxing myself, you blokes are only getting my first name Tallun lol). The whole "Mr. TV" moniker actually evolved from a childhood nickname I had back in primary school, "Mr. T", and before anyone asks, no, I ain’t talking about the actor and wrestler either!)
So, what can you actually expect from this analysis?
So far, I want it to be just one post, but I’ll be more than happy to turn it into a mini-series if it ends up ballooning into an absolute novel. Here’s a breakdown of what I’m planning to cover (in order):
1: What exactly makes a "Mechanical Mind" in the first place?
2: A little introduction into every character
3: Their dynamics and relationships with one another
4: Making the case for Fanny’s potential honorary title
5: Where do they stand in the fanbase and my ranking of each member
6: Final thoughts and outro
So when is it dropping? I have mentioned that it will drop somewhere in October, but never specified an exact date. Well, I’m pleased to say that the analysis (or the first part) will officially drop in mid-to-late October 2026, so around the 18th to the 30th of this month… or I could possibly drop it on Halloween itself 🤔🤔🤔
So yeah, keep an eye out for that! Whether it drops as one massive mega-essay or ends up split into a multi-part series, I'm putting a ton of effort into giving these absolute icons of Goikian hardware the deep dive they genuinely deserve.
Before I end this post and sign off for now, I want to hear from you lot in the comments just for the hell of it:
- Are you excited for the analysis drop?
- Who is your favourite mechanical mind out of the four (or five, if you're cultured and count our resident hater queen)?
- Do you personally consider Fanny as an honorary mechanical mind?
- What’s your all-time favourite moment involving any of them across the seasons?
- And do you think this should be one massive, all-in-one mega-post, or would you blokes prefer it broken down into a mini-series that would probably go on until mid November or so?
Drop your thoughts and hot takes down in the comments below, because I’m genuinely keen to see what you guys think before I sit down to finish putting this behemoth together.
Stay tuned, keep your batteries charged, and I’ll catch you all later this month for the deep dive! This is Mr. TV, signing off. Peace out, y’all.